A Paper Presentation on HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION BY and TO NAXALITES-A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

- Mahatma Gandhi

I inspire from the words of the Mahatma Gandhi and support his views on the ideology of Non-Violence. Nothing can be achieved in the form of violence in a Democratic country for your rights, equality and development. In a democratic country to achieve your rights fight for it but through the method of non-violence. My topic for the National seminar is HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION BY and TO NAXALITES- A CRITICAL ANALYSIS The topic which I choose may be a controversial for some people but I strict to the ideology and principles of Democracy which I feel a supreme way of living in India. I shall go through the root cause of growth of Naxalism and their effects in the society and also how the Naxalites are behaved by the state. Origin: The word Naxal, Naxalite and Naksalvadi are generic terms used to refer to various Communist guerrilla groups in India, mostly under the influence of the CPI-Maoist. The term 'Naxal' derives from the name of the village Naxalbari in West Bengal, where the movement had its origin.

Ideology: The ideology of Naxalites derived from the famous personality Mao Zedong who has given the theory of Maoism. In India many Left-revolutionary guerrilla groups formed with different names like Naxalites, Maoists, and Peoples war Group etc., but ultimate ideology was the same. The main reason of radical elements in the society is because of Disparities between the classes, Social Inequalities, Corruption, Exploitation of Tribal in the name of Development and Human Rights Violation. This revolutionary movement spread too many states in India especially in the state of West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and also in Maharashtra. According to the reports of Intelligence Bureau in 2006 there are nearly 20000 armed cadre Naxalites in addition to 50,000 regular cadres. Violent acts by Naxalites: The Naxalites has chosen the path of violence and they believed only way to curb the atrocities on people. They justified their way in many incidents by killing many Civilians, Police personnel, Politicians and Bureaucrats. Some of the major violent incidents in India by Ultra Left groups are: On April 6, 2010 Naxalites launched the most deadly assault in the history of the Naxalite movement by killing 76 security personnel in the remote jungles of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. During February the Silda camp attack killed 24 paramilitary personnel of the Eastern Frontier Rifles in an operation the guerillas stated was the beginning of "Operation Peace Hunt".

On 28 May the derailment of a KolkataMumbai night train killed at least 150 persons. Maoists were responsible for the sabotage which caused the disaster.

In March 2012 Maoist rebels kidnapped two Italians in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, the first time Westerners were abducted there. 12 CRPF personnel were killed on March 27, 2012 in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Naxalites in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.

Most recently on 25 May 2013, Naxalites attacked a rally led by the Indian National Congress in Sukma village in Bastar Chhatisgarh, killing about 29 people. They killed senior party leader Mahendra Karma and Nand Kumar Patel and his son while in the attack another senior party leader Vidya Charan Shukla was severely wounded and later succumbed to his injuries on the 11th June. See: 2013 Maoist attack in Darbha Valley. In all the above incidents the rebels were seriously violated the rights of human to live and became a major threat to the internal security of the nation. Retributive action by Police: In retaliation to the Naxalites government formed many battalions, Para-Military forces like CRPF personnel, Grey Hounds, and many units to curb Naxalism. They started the Operation Green Hunt to eradicate radicals but this operation was criticized by many civil liberties organizations and blamed the government that its the operation to eradicate the Tribal, Adivassi people rather tackling Naxalites. The state while maintaining peace talks with radicals they had confronted the Naxalites in the name of encounters. The state instead of maintaining law and order and peace has indulged in the human rights violation of the Naxalites in the name of fake encounters. The Chhattisgarh government moved further and formed a group called Salwajudum by the locals to kill

the Naxalites they were even provided with arms which later the Supreme Court observed as unconstitutional. The state also indirectly encouraged violence which is not good for the democracy. A recent study says that among 20 encounters by police with Naxalites nearly 16 are fake, which is a serious human rights violation of an individual. The government had failed seriously to implement the development policies which is useful for the citizens and became the reason to the growth of Naxalism. Steps to be taken by both sides in the interest of General People: There should be a good dialogue between the Naxalites and Government so that the general civilians are not crushed in between. The measures are to be taken from the both sides so that the human rights are not in danger. The following steps which I feel to be taken be to end this internal war is: The government should come forward for peace talks with the Naxalites. The government and Naxalites should agree for the ceasefire. The government should develop all the parts of country from Village level to a Metropolitan city so that there is no further inequalities. The Naxalites should respect the pillars of democracy and take part actively in implementation of welfare schemes by the Government. The Naxalites should honor the sovereignty of the Nation and play a vital role in development of our country. The Government should curb Corruption in all the levels so that India will progress in all fields. The Government should give Social Security to all the Naxalites who had come out of the revolution and living normal life in the society.

Conclusion: In the end, I would say that no one has given right to take ones life, all the people should live in a universal brotherhood and respect ones Human Rights. The Naxalites should know that with violence we cannot succeed our goals, and the Government should take all the steps for the welfare of people because in a democratic country people are considered to be gods, if they are neglected then its a big threat to the Nations Integrity. Jai Hind!

By R.Madhan. LLB 5 YDC 5th Year, Osmania University College of Law, Email: madhan.akshay@gmail.com Mobile No.: 9293185089.